#23 - Steve Schlafman | Life Transitions, Embodied decision-making and Awareness-based Coaching
Sep 8, 2023
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Steve Schlafman, a recovering venture capitalist turned professional transition coach, discusses the importance of tuning into our bodies and the power of listening to body signals. They share their own journey of quitting their job and finding their calling in coaching, emphasizing the significance of asking 'why' and optimizing for congruent interestingness. They explore concepts like life transitions, decision-making, the 'adjacent possible', and the role of fear in personal growth.
Being fully present in one's body helps gather valuable self-information.
Mindfulness and self-observation enable conscious choices and identify hindering patterns.
Navigating life transitions requires step-by-step exploration, maintaining faith, and addressing fears.
Deep dives
Transitioning away from the aura ring
The speaker explains why they decided to stop using the aura ring and how it caused them anxiety and diminished the quality of their sleep.
The danger of being disembodied
The speaker discusses the concept of being disembodied and the importance of being fully present in one's body in order to gather valuable information about oneself.
The role of mindfulness and self-observation in coaching
The speaker highlights the significance of mindfulness and self-observation in the coaching process, allowing individuals to make conscious choices and observe patterns that may be hindering their progress.
Navigating complex transitions
The speaker emphasizes the complexity of navigating life transitions, suggesting that it requires a step-by-step approach, exploring what excites and energizes individuals, and maintaining faith and trust in the process.
Overcoming fear and embracing courage
The speaker acknowledges that fear is natural during transitions and offers strategies for addressing fear, such as identifying the underlying threats, expressing fears fully, and recognizing the potential for growth and new possibilities on the other side of fear.
Steve Schlafman is a recovering venture capitalist and professional transition coach. In 2017 he made partner at a multi-billion dollar VC firm and then promptly walked away from it all. Now he helps high performers in midlife discover and manifest their next calling. He draws upon a range of disciplines and brings a very sensitive, compassionate approach to the question of how to live well. Steve is also a writer, podcaster and father.